Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

CERT Training

The Newport Beach Fire Department is looking forward to offering its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training next Spring. To join our program and receive email updates, please click here to fill out an application and join our mailing list for future class dates.

About the CERT Program

The CERT Program is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Because emergency services personnel will not be able to help everyone immediately, you can make a difference by using CERT training to save lives and protect property.

Following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services will not be able to meet the demand for these services. Factors such as number of victims, communication failures, and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment's notice through 911. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs.

CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number. CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens will be initially on their own and their actions can make a difference. Through training, citizens can manage utilities and put out small fires; treat the three killers by opening airways, controlling bleeding, and treating for shock; provide basic medical aid; search for and rescue victims safely; and organize themselves and spontaneous volunteers to be effective.

CERT Training Eligibility

The Newport Beach Fire Department provides CERT training for Newport Beach residents, schools, and businesses. The classes are taught by the CERT Program Manager Josh Leith, Newport Beach Firefighters, Newport Beach Lifeguards, and any guest subject-matter experts.

To submit your interest in the CERT Program, please fill out this form.

CERT Program Topics

Class 1: CERT Overview / Disaster Preparedness

Class 2: Fire Department & Lifeguard Operations, Disaster Psychology

Class 3: Disaster Medical Operations 1 & 2, Light Search and Rescue 1 & 2

Class 4: Terrorism Awareness, Fire Suppression, CPR

Class 5: ICS and Documentation (new class), Make-ups

Class 6: Graduation / Disaster Simulation (New Format)

2024 Spring Class Schedule

SESSION 1 (COMPLETED)

Tuesday March 5 COMPLETE

Thursday March 7 COMPLETE

Saturday March 9 COMPLETE

Tuesday March 12 COMPLETE

Thursday March 14 COMPLETE

Saturday March 16 COMPLETE

SESSION 2 (CLOSED*)

Tuesday April 23 6:30-8:30PM

Thursday April 25 6:30-8:30PM

Saturday April 27 8:30am-4:30pm